The following Silicon Valley & San Francisco Bay Area groups and
associations give you a solid foundation if you're interested in
the software/IT sector.
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Association
for Computing Machinery, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter |
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For 50 years the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
has been a major force in advancing the skills of information
technology professionals and students throughout the world.
ACM provides a global forum for the exchange of knowledge about
computing and information technology. |
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Association
of Database Developers |
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The Association of Database Developers is a not-for-profit
corporation whose specific purpose is to advance and promote
the common business interests of database system professionals
through meetings, seminars, communications, publications, and
other program activities. |
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Association
of Information Technology Professionals |
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The Association of Information Technology Professionals offers
opportunities for Information Technology (IT) leadership and
education through partnerships with industry, government and
academia. AITP provides quality IT related education, information
on relevant IT issues and forums for networking with experienced
peers and other IT professionals. |
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Bay
Area Crystal Decisions User Group |
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The Bay Area Crystal Decisions User Group (BACDUG) holds meetings
three to four times per year in the San Francisco Bay area and
are open to all users of Crystal Decision's products. These
meetings (usually held for 3 to 4 hours in the afternoon) offer
a chance to interact with other Crystal users in your area.
You'll also see some interesting technical sessions and a chance
to see the latest updates to Crystal Decisions software. |
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BayCHI |
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BayCHI is the local San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the
ACM SIGCHI, an ACM special interest group on human-computer
interaction. |
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Chinese
Software Professionals Association |
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The Chinese Software Professionals Association mission is
to promote leadership, community, and entrepreneurship in the
software industry. CSPA consists of a core membership of Chinese
and Chinese Americans, while it remains open to people from
different ethnicities and backgrounds. |
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East
Bay I.T. Group |
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The East Bay I.T. Group “EBIG” is the East
Bay's leading technology forum. Connected to the best and brightest
developers, entrepreneurs, and start-ups in the San Francisco
East Bay, with strong ties to industry experts, major technology
corporations, and local municipalities, eBig is the East Bay's
premier resource for information, education, and personal networking
for people seeking connections and technology resources. |
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Knowledge
Management Cluster |
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The KM Cluster is an open community of interest founded
in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley in 1998. The
focus is knowledge management, enterprise collaboration and
electronic business communities. |
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Santa
Clara Valley Software Quality Association |
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The Santa Clara Valley Section is a Software Task Group of
the American Society for Quality. The chapter meets monthly
to discuss topics of interest to quality engineers and software
developers. The meetings are free and open to the public. |
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Silicon
Valley Software Industry Coalition |
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The Silicon Valley Software Industry Coalition's mission is
to identify specific projects and build collaborative relationships
to facilitate an industry consensus on software issues; to act
as a catalyst in resolving those issues; and to present a coordinated
software industry voice. |
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Silicon
Valley Software Technology Association |
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The Silicon Valley Software Technology Association is a non-profit
organization that promotes technological, professional and scientific
development in the software industry. Its focuses are: providing
a friendly atmosphere and easily accessible platform to help
and encourage professional development, exchange of new ideas,
birth of new technologies, business cooperation, and entrepreneurship
among its members; and building a bridge between China and Silicon
Valley to facilitate exchange of business, technology, ideas
and professional development opportunities. |
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SofTECH |
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SofTECH is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering
communications and cooperation among North Bay software and
information technology companies for the purpose of economic
development, individual and corporate prosperity and community
involvement. SofTECH serves Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties. |
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Software
Development Forum |
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The not-for-profit Software Development Forum (SDForum) is
a Silicon Valley software organization with deep ties to entrepreneurs,
developers, venture capitalists, industry experts and major
technology companies. With a 10,000-person reach, 2000 individual
members and 20-30 events each month, SDForum is one of the best
best sources of information, education and connection for people
seeking to build a business and career in Silicon Valley. |
This list of Silicon Valley & San Francisco Bay Area resources is far from
being complete - and is not intended to be complete. We only want to list important,
active and relevant resources.
